Tuesday, September 23, 2008

If you live in a swing state such as Pennsylvania or Michigan, the campaign needs your help! Even if you do not live in a battleground state*, your state may be paired with a sister state for more efficient campaigning (for instance, Delaware is pretty much a shoe-in for Obama because of Biden, so we are paired with PA, which is not. And our phone calls go to PA; canvassing, etc., is done in PA).

If you're wondering what you can do, go to www.barackobama.com, find your state and possibly your neighborhood and get involved!

You can make phone calls, canvas neighborhoods, buy bumper stickers and yard signs, bring supplies to the local headquarters, enter data, write a letter to the editor of a newspaper near you...there's something for everyone to do. While I have gone to the local HQ to make phone calls, you can just download a list from the website and make calls from the comfort of your home. Just go to mybarackobama.com, sign up and get going.

Whatever you do, it is not the time to sit around waiting for change, it's time to make change happen.

There are only 15 days left to register to vote. If you are not or you know someone is not registered, you or they can register online! It's easy and fast. You can even vote absentee online.

Let's not take one more election sitting down. Just take one or two hours one night a week or every night (weekend days and nights) to help get our country back to a place where we will be respected and once again a thoughtful contributor to the international community.

If you don't have time to spend actively campaigning, consider donating to a necessary cause. You can donate on the website (when I provide a link, my personal info comes up).

9 comments:

Here in Kansas City (MO) the Obama campaign seems to be doing well. Lots of Obama yard signs and bumper stickers at least. The problem is that while KC and St. Louis generally go blue, the entire rest of the state goes red.

Over in Kansas I've noticed a surprising number of Obama signs, in traditionally conservative/Republican suburbs.

It's looking good in Oregon, real good. But I never take anything for granted. Still out there registering voters when I can. Am heading to Indiana to visit family next week, politics will NOT be discussed but I'll keep an ear to the ground and see if I can confirm Raina's observations! Love your blog, happy to have found it!